MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Penn State diving competed against West Virginia at Mylan Park's Aquatic Center Saturday earning three event wins and NCAA Zone Cuts and four season-best scores.
Men:
The men's squad swept the day's events. Hayden Elliott took the 1-Meter (354.00) and Platform (331.58) dives while Kevin Sullivan won the 3-Meter (314.85).
Clinching victory by less than a point, Elliott notched the squad's best platform score of the season. The freshman also produced a zone score just four points away from his personal record in the 1-Meter.
Senior captain Sullivan narrowly missed a zone cut with a personal season-best in the 3-Meter.
Women:
Senior captain Wei Wei and graduate student Daphne Wils placed second and third on the platform, both earning zone cuts with scores of 235.35 and 227.33, the latter a personal best for Wils.
Tatum Evans also improved on the boards with a personal season-best the 3-Meter (249.38), earning the sophomore third place.
Event Winners:
Men's 1-Meter – Hayden Elliott
Men's 3-Meter – Kevin Sullivan
Men's Platform – Hayden Elliott
Up Next:
The Nittany Lions travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan to compete at the women's Big Ten Championships Wednesday, February 15-Saturday, February 18.
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